Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-11-23
correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
DIETER FROM ROCK HILL.

! Rock HILL, November 22.--NeXtT Thurs
day being Thanksgiving day, all bust
ness houses in this place will be closed,
and those who do not improve the occasion
by attending church, will probably avail
themselves Of the holiday by bird hunting.
Services appropriate to the day will be
conducted in the Episcopal church.
Mr.. Sam Nicely, of Smiths Turnout, has
shown me a needle for sewing flour and
grain sacks on which he has recently re-
ceived a patent. Mr.. Nicely sewed several
sacks in my presence, and it is remarkable
with what rapidity the work can be ac-
complished with his ingenious invention.
The needle is made of steel wire about Is
inches in length and of the diameter Of an
ordinary wheat straw. The eye is at the
point, and a spindle at the opposite end
serves for holding the Irvine; though II
desired, the Irvine can be kept in the pock-
ct. 1t is certainly an ingenious device,
and I am pleased to record the fact that
one of York's citizens is the inventor.
Trial Justice j. G.. Wilborn, of Ebene-
yer, brought to town last week a gourd that
measured five feet in length. The gourd
was raised at his residence in Ebenezer.
The 'SquirebS. mo means has a '!:gourd
head" but certainly a head for raising
gourds.
.The new hotel, which is now about com
rpleted, will be hQwpoas the "Carolina
which latter appellsfiSn it was designated
before it's destruction by fire.
Rev. f. w. Smith, of Greensboro, n.
c., has declined 10 accept the call as pastor
Of the First Presbyterian Church at this
place, recently extended to him. A con-
gregational meeting will be held on Sum
day next for the purpose of extending a
call to some other minister.
Some months ago, the residence of DR..
R. H. Hope was entered while all the
members of the family were absent, and
about nine dollars in cash was stolen. AT
the time a little negro boy on the place
was suspected. On Wednesday last he
went to the store of Friedheim & Bro. with
five dollars to purchase a gun for John
Barnett, a laborer on Mr.. Friedheim's
farm. From his knowledge of the boy
and the man, Mr.. Friedheim suspected
that something was wrong and kept the
money. He Informed DR.. Hope of the
fact, and when the Doctor confronted the
boy he at once confessed to the theft and
showed the Doctor the place where ne had
kept it concealed. On account of the boys
age he was turned over to his father for
punishment, which was administered in
the shape of a severe whipping.
DIR. Jno. w. Fewell's little three-months
old baby had its hand badly burned on
Sunday through the carelessness of its
nurse who permitted the child to place its
hand on a red-hot stove by which she and
the baby we're sitting.
The top bolls of the cotton crop, which
some persons thought would not mature,
are now opening rapidly, 1 am informed,
which to some extent will augment the
yield.
X The Ladies' Auxiliary Society of the
Episcopal Church, in this place, will give a
concert for the benefit of the church, in the
store room on Mr.. John R. London on
Tuesday night next. Jour local talent will
be supplementeAbyProf r. J. Herndon
and Miss zoraid&T ngold, accomplished
musicians, of YorkHNle, and an enjoyable
musical ENTERTAINMENT is confidently eX-
pected. Oysters will also be served by the
ladies.
AThe married men of our town will give
Ia banquet and hop at the new Carolina
House about the 21st of December, COM
plimentary to, the young people of this
place and III sister towns. The affair
promises to Boone of the grandest social
| events in the history of Rock Hill. Invi-
tations will be issued in a few days.
In a former letter Of this correspondence
it was stated that the town council refused
to honor Intendant Hutchison's draft on
the town treasurer for $3.50, amount OF de-
tective's board, &c. The amount was in
correctly stated. 1t should have been S14
instead of $3.50. HAL.